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gearing
CIDE DICTIONARY
gearing, n.
- Harness. [1913 Webster]
- The parts by which motion imparted to one portion of an engine or machine is transmitted to another, considered collectively; as, the valve gearing of a locomotive engine; belt gearing; esp., a train of wheels for transmitting and varying motion in machinery. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gearing, n.
1 a set or arrangement of gears in a machine.
2 Brit. Commerce a the allocation of part of a dividend to preferred recipients. b the amount of this part.
1 a set or arrangement of gears in a machine.
2 Brit. Commerce a the allocation of part of a dividend to preferred recipients. b the amount of this part.
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